Everyone from stay at home moms to college students are entertaining the idea of earning income from home. Whether it's from the kitchen table or the dormroom, more people are jumping on the bandwagon every day. There are also plenty of high-end executives and workaholics who have made the conversion to be a part of the work at home movement, right along side these 'small fishies' in the work at home market. Let's take a look at some of the most important reasons to work from home?

More freedom! Work in pajamas, work in shorts, work with your kids by your side. Working from home gives you the ability to have the freedom to set your own working hours, dress code and your own office politics. Consider taking your vacation whenever you want, be home for the kids when they are sick and accept work when you want to. In an office situation, the work that lands on your desk is usually required of you, but when working from home, you might have the option to accept or to refuse jobs anytime you want.

No more commute. With the high price of gas, more and more people are finding ways to work at home. Many companies are letting employees do this for fear of losing long commuting employees. Even a short commute of 10 miles each way tends to add up over the weeks for gas, both in time spent en route, and money spent on gas. Being able to be at home will save a lot of commute time and money for gas, as well as lunches and dress clothes.

Benefits with your taxes. Working from home can have tax advantages, depending on how many of your expenses can be written off and how well you work out the income of your business. First, you have to know how and where to look for the deductions that working at home legally provides, so it works out for you. Make sure you get a good tax person when you make the change to working at home. Only deductions that you're aware of, and are legal and ethical, can end up saving you money.

More quality time. Having more time for your family is everyones dream and it can be done when you work from home. You can work the amount of hours that fits your schedule by setting your own hours. Since you are your own boss, it's possible to work six hours a day instead of eight, if it's a week that you need more free time. These hours can either be made up the next week, on the weekend, or not at all since you're in charge!

Many more opportunities. The internet is full of opportunity and growing fast with different ways to earn income on the internet. This is a great market at the moment, but could change directions in the future. You might be wise to chose several different streams of income to work at home. If one is slow, you can maximize your time with the other business. It's always a good business tactic to be one of the early, established, businesses instead of being one of the new ones trying to compete with the established ones. Be diverse in your business selections by chosing a product or opportunity that will have lasting value, and the most overall potential.